Areas of Focus
- Self-compassion and its impact on individual psychological and social functions
- Emotional and social development of adolescents
- Impact of place attachment on mental health and prosocial behavior
Work Experience
- 2022.01-present - East China Normal University - Associate Professor
- 2018.07-2021.12 - East China Normal University - Chenhui Scholar
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2013.09-2018.07 Ph.D.: Beijing Normal University
- 2009.09-2013.07 Bachelor's: Shaanxi Normal University
- 2017.01-2017.08 Visiting Scholar: University of Missouri
Publications
- Why so lonely? The direct and indirect associations between developmental trajectories of fear of negative evaluation, prosocial behavior, and loneliness in adolescence, Liu, X., Yue, J., & Yang, Y*., 2024
- The protective roles of self-compassion and parental autonomy support against depressive symptoms in peer-victimized Chinese adolescent girls: A longitudinal study, Dong, P., Pan, Z., & Yang, Y*., 2024
- Perception of helper's autonomous motivation increases recipient's prosocial behaviour intentions via feelings of gratitude, Yang, Y., Li, W., Sheldon, K., & Kou, Y*., 2024
- Place attachment buffers against the effect of perceived discrimination on psychological distress in Chinese migrant children: A two-wave longitudinal study, Yang, Y., Feng, N.*, Zhou, T., & Liu, M., 2023
- From Self to Others: Examining the Association between Self-Compassion and Prosocial Behavior in Chinese Adolescents Using Latent Profile Analysis, Liu, X., Shen, Y., Cui, L., Liu, B., & Yang, Y*., 2023
- Self-compassion promoted educational flow through increased future orientation in left-behind children groups, Wang, S., Yang, Y. (#), Wen, Y., & Cui, L*., 2023
- Effect of scarcity experience on unethical behavior: The mediating role of consideration of future consequences, Yang, Y., Liu, L., Mou, K., Kong, S., & Wang, Y*., 2023
- The Effect of Friendship Conflict on Depression, Anxiety and Stress in Chinese Adolescents: The Protective Role of Self-Compassion, Kong, X., Cui, L., Li, J., & Yang, Y*, 2022
- Association of Prosocial Behavior Between Mothers and Their Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Mediating Role of Maternal Parenting, Tang, Y., Yang, Y.(#), Chen, L., Liu, X., Deng, S., Dai, Y., Fan, Y., Li, F*, & Cui, L*., 2022
- Profiles and Transition of Mental Health Problems among Chinese Adolescents: The Predictive Role of Friendship Quality, Parental Autonomy Support, and Psychological Control, Liu, X., Cui, L., Wu, H., Liu, B., Yang, Y*., 2022
- Parental Psychological Control and Adolescents’ Problematic Mobile Phone Use: The Serial Mediation of Basic Psychological Need Experiences and Negative Affect, Yao, X., Wu, J., Guo, Z., Yang, Y., Zhang, M., Zhao, Y., & Kou, Y., 2022
- A three-level meta-analysis of belief in a just world and antisociality: Differences between sample types and scales, Kong, Y., Cui, L., Yang, Y*. & Cao, M., 2021
- Honesty-Humility and unethical behavior in adolescents: The mediating role of moral disengagement and the moderating role of system justification, Guo, Z., Li, W., Yang, Y., & Kou, Y*., 2021
- Can Self-Compassion Promote Gratitude and Prosocial Behavior in Adolescents? A 3-Year Longitudinal Study from China, Yang, Y, Kong, X., Guo, Z., & Kou, Y*., 2021
- Self-Compassion Relates to Reduced Unethical Behavior Through Lower Moral Disengagement, Yang, Y., Guo, Z., Wu, J., & Kou, Y*., 2020
- The roles of fear of negative evaluation and social anxiety in the relationship between self-compassion and loneliness: a serial mediation model, Liu, X., Yang, Y.(#),Wu, H., Kong, X., & Cui, L*., 2020
- Testing the Status-Legitimacy Hypothesis in China: Objective and Subjective Socioeconomic Status Divergently Predict System Justification, Li, W., Yang, Y., Wu, J., & Kou, Y*., 2020
- Social dominance orientation and selfish behaviors in Chinese adolescents: the mediating role of psychological entitlement, Bai, B. Y., Tan, X. Y., Zhang, N., & Yang, Y., 2020
- Linking Self-Compassion and Prosocial Behavior in Adolescents: The Mediating Roles of Relatedness and Trust, Yang, Y.,Guo, Z., Kou, Y.*, & Liu, B., 2019
- Chinese Adolescents with Higher Social Dominance Orientation Are Less Prosocial and Less Happy: A Value-Environment Fit Analysis, Yang, Y., Li, W., Sheldon, K. M. & Kou, Y.*, 2019
- Three Good Deeds and Three Blessings: The Kindness and Gratitude Interventions on Chinese Prisoners, Yang, Y., Zhao, H., Aidi, M., & Kou, Y.*, 2018
- Self-determined motivation for studying abroad predicts lower culture shock and greater well-being among international students: The mediating role of basic psychological needs satisfaction, Yang, Y*., Zhang, Y., & Sheldon, K. M., 2018
- Orientations to Happiness and Subjective Well-Being in Chinese Adolescents: The Roles of Prosocial Behavior and Internet Addictive Behavior, Yang, Y., Li, P., Fu, X., & Kou, Y.*, 2017
- Orientations to Happiness and Subjective Well-Being in Chinese Adolescents, Yang, Y., Li, P., & Kou, Y. *, 2017
- Self-compassion and life satisfaction: The mediating role of hope, Yang, Y., Zhang, M., & Kou, Y. *, 2016
- The role of relative intrinsic aspirations in Chinese adolescents’ prosocial behaviors, Fu, X., Liu, X., Yang, Y., Zhang, M., & Kou, Y.*, 2015
- Materialistic values among Chinese adolescents: Effects of parental rejection and self-esteem, Fu, X., Kou, Y.,* & Yang, Y., 2015
- 后疫情时代:复工阶段不同阶层的社会情绪及压力, 杨莹, 孔祥静, 崔丽娟, 王彦, 姚琦*., 2022
- 父母积极教养方式对中学生应对方式的影响:社会支持、自我效能感的中介作用, 刘拓, 陈雪明, 芦旭蓉, 杨莹*., 2021
- 权力感与亲社会倾向:自我获益的中介与情境的调节作用, 周静, 杨莹*, 周天爽, 崔丽娟*., 2021
- 社交媒体信任对重大突发公共卫生事件中公众网络谣言自治行为的影响, 姚琦, 崔丽娟, 王彦, 杨莹*., 2020
- 权力感与助人行为:社会距离的中介和责任感的调节, 周天爽, 潘玥杉, 崔丽娟, 杨莹*., 2020
- 老年人的元刻板印象及其对社会互动的影响, 林之萱, 杨莹, 寇彧*., 2020
- 人格与无手机恐惧的关系:独处行为的中介作用, 刘拓, 古丽给娜, 杨莹,任世秀, & 钞淼., 2020
- 刻板印象威胁对城市出生流动儿童认知表现的积极效应及机制, 范依婷, 周天爽, 杨莹, 崔丽娟*., 2019
- 幸福倾向及其对幸福感的影响:机制及发展, 郭震, 杨莹, 张梦圆, 寇彧*., 2018
- 亲社会自主动机对青少年幸福感及亲社会行为的影响: 基本心理需要满足的中介作用, 杨莹, 寇彧*., 2017
- 青少年亲社会行为量表的编制与维度的再验证, 杨莹, 张梦圆, 寇彧*., 2016
- 亲社会互动中的幸福感: 自主性的作用, 杨莹, 寇彧*., 2015
- 亲子依恋对青少年社会支配倾向的影响: 相对外在生活目标的中介作用, 艾迪玛, 杨莹, 傅鑫媛, 寇彧*., 2016
- 初中生偶像崇拜及其与生活目标和主观幸福感的关系: 性别的调节作用, 时嘉惠, 张梦圆, 杨莹, 冯姬, 寇彧*., 2016
- 青少年的亲社会行为及其发展, 张梦圆, 杨莹, 寇彧*., 2015
- 外显与内隐记忆的情绪一致性效应, 龚琳峦, 徐晨, 刘犇, 杨莹, 王振宏*., 2014